TO: HONORABLE CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
FROM: Lea Kolek, Parks and Community Service Manager
PREPARED BY: Lea Kolek, Parks and Community Service Manager
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Choose Your Path: Adopt or Sponsor-A-Trail Program
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RECOMMENDATION
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Discuss Choose Your Path: Adopt or Sponsor-A-Trail Program details.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On September 5, 2024, the Parks and Recreation Commission Board motioned to bring the Adopt-A-Trail item back at the November 7, 2024 agenda for further review and discussion (Vote: 3-0-2).1
On November 7, 2024, the Parks and Recreation Commission Board approved the recommended changes to the Adopt-A-Trail program (Vote: 3-0-2).2
CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Coordinate and deliver responsive, effective community services.
BACKGROUND
Last November, the Parks and Recreation Commission had a discussion on updates to the forms and procedures for the department's Adopt-A-Trail Program. The discussion included the possibility of creating a sponsor program for trails that businesses, unable to provide on-site support, might do so monetarily. Staff set about researching and drafting the program guidelines and came up with a two-pronged approach encompassing both programs called Choose Youth Path, complete with its own branding that could be included on various merchandising and advertising opportunities.
The City of Murrieta's Choose Your Path: Adopt-A-Trail and Sponsor-A-Trail programs invite residents, organizations, and businesses to play an active role in preserving and enhancing the City's natural beauty. These initiatives provide opportunities for hands-on involvement and financial contributions that support maintenance, clean-ups, and environmental stewardship across Murrieta's trail system.
Adopt-A-Trail
* Open to community volunteers interested in conducting clean-ups and trail enhancements;
* A valuable opportunity for team-building, youth involvement, and civic engagem...
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